Momentary high V reading on Headphone after Speedball

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Offline hjc

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Howdy,

I built my Crack a couple weeks ago, with all voltages and resistances checking OK.

I’ve just installed the Speedball upgrade and all circuit voltages checked OK.

However the Headphone Tip/Ring voltage does swing higher than 9V, getting around 20v and up to about 30v on one test, albeit extremely briefly (a split second only). It does return to zero though. Before the Speedball, the tip/ring voltage only got to about 7.5v.

I do wonder at the accuracy of my meter, which does tend to swing around a bit before settling on a voltage (or an ohm reading when checking R values). It’s an auto range DMM.

I did plug in a sacrificial pair of headphones after the Crack had been powered on for a minute, and it sounds fine.

Is the momentary high voltage reading a serious problem, if so what could be causing it ?

I’m on 240V mains here.
My voltage checks are:

T  Should be   Actual reading
1   75-90   77
2   170   181
3   0   0
4   170   181
5   75-90   80
6   0   0
7   100   105
8   0   0
9   100   108
10   0   0
11   0   0
12   0    0
13   170   180
14   0   0
15   185   200
20   0   0
21   206   220

thanks for any help !

cheers Howard



Offline Chris65

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Reply #1 on: April 03, 2015, 01:33:20 AM
The TRS voltage is a little higher with Speedball, so no problem. Search 'TRS Speedball' on the forum & you'll find some info.



Offline hjc

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Reply #2 on: April 03, 2015, 02:01:39 AM
Hey thanks Chris, good to know. Thanks very much, I figured it wasn't a big deal since I don't plug the headphones in anyway until about 1 minute after powering on. And the amp sounds great. cheers